Stephen is a very smart user who has emailed my team with a number of ideas enhancement requests. Stephen said that he uses JibberJobber to track jobs that he applies to, but also to track jobs he doesn’t apply to. I thought this was interesting.
Why would you track jobs that you aren’t going to apply to?
Stephen’s reasons:
- To gain insight into other needs of the company, departments, systems, etc.
- To perhaps identify issues the company has (like high turnover)
I would add:
- To understand what the market is currently looking for, with key words and phrases I could use in my marketing (networking, cover letters, resumes, interviews, etc.)
When I was in my job search I learned about a job title that I really hadn’t understood or thought about while I was looking for openings. There is great information in job descriptions… are you tapping into that information?
When you find a word, phrase, or idea to enhance your knowledge or marketing message, keep track of it!
To do this in JibberJobber, I would simply tag each job I am not applying to as “reference” (or some other tag that makes more sense for you). Then, you could filter the Jobs List Panel like this:
tags:reference
This would give you a list of all of the job descriptions/postings for your research.
In addition, I would make Log Entries (or Notes) on WHY I saved the job.
Remember, putting a job posting into JibberJobber will save it there forever, but if you just save a link, the link might be dead in a few months. Jobs don’t stay on job boards for long.
Cool idea, huh?
Thanks Stephen!